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dong dong dong.
Butler Negan knocked on the door. Hastur straightened his posture and asked Butler Neil to open the door and come in.
Butler Neil seemed to be in a good mood, with a slight smile on his usually calm face.
Hasta smiled and said, "What good things happened today?"
"The plantations are sending us the first half of this year's earnings."
Hasta suddenly became serious, he finally waited for the money!
During this period, in order to purchase extraordinary materials and renovate his house in Queens, he basically used up all his extra money, leaving only 200 gold pounds in his bank account.
For a nobleman, this was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Butler Neil stepped forward, placed a small brass box on the desk, and opened it towards Hastur. Inside lay a stack of 10-pound notes. Just by looking at the thickness, one could tell that the stack of money was very heavy.
Butler Neil smiled and said: "The total is 6780 pounds."
"good."
Hasta looked at it for a while before slowly spitting out these two words.
"Yes, this year seems to be a good year. The income in the second half of the year may exceed 8000 gold pounds."
Butler Neil's tone was equally relaxed and cheerful. As a butler, he knew how difficult the financial situation of the Baron in front of him was.
With such a sum of money, the family can hire a dozen more maids and workers, buy a better carriage, and make a few more new clothes for the Baron.
"This is a gift from the goddess to devout believers."
Hastur was very satisfied and drew a crimson moon on his chest.
After feeling happy and excited, Hasta made plans for the use of this huge sum of money.
Among them, he planned to give 5000 gold pounds to Greco and let him help him invest in stocks. He believed that he would be able to earn back his principal soon.
He left 800 gold pounds and deposited it in the bank, so that the bank deposit amount reached 1000 gold pounds. This money was regarded as his own private money and was a reserve fund.
The remaining 980 gold pounds were used for household expenses.
It just so happened that it would cost a lot of money to renovate the house in Queens during this time.
You can also hire two more chefs. As for the other workers and maids, let Butler Neil decide for himself.
After Hastur made the arrangements, Butler Neil took 980 gold pounds from the small box and left.
Hastur looked at a box of gold pounds for a long time, stretched out his hand and touched it gently a few times before closing the box.
Feeling happy, he tapped his fingers on the table.
"With the finances improving so much at once, should we invite Greco and Gray Lint to have a banquet at our house?"
Since his birth, almost three months have passed since he was born. He has attended dinner parties hosted by Gray Lint, Greco, and the royal family. He has not invited anyone to be a guest, which would be too rude.
"Well, we can wait until the new house in Queens is renovated, and then we can invite them together. This way, we can have a good name when we treat them to dinner."
"Sharon and Maric will not attend this kind of banquet... Then you can invite them to come here for a small gathering in advance. If there are only three of us, they probably won't refuse."
"There happens to be something I need to tell them."
Hastur thought for a while and felt that this method was more suitable.
He will go to the Brave Bar tonight to inform Maric and Sharon.
Chapter 78 Sharon and Bernadette
Sunday, May 6.
At 8:30 in the evening, Hasta asked the chef to prepare special dishes, and at the same time asked someone to buy some drinks and vintage wine.
According to Maric, Sharon likes to drink drinks, which tend to be sour and sweet, while he likes to drink wine, whose blood-like color can make him feel his face turn rosy.
Hastur thought for a while but still didn't hit him. It was obviously due to alcohol.
Around nine o'clock, there was a knock on the door. Hastur went out to greet him personally. There was no one else in the hall except him.
He dismissed the servants and maids in advance and asked them to go down to rest. Even Butler Neil did not show up.
"Hasta, your house is really nice. It's bigger than the one we live in."
Maric walked in naturally, while Sharon lifted the hem of her black silk skirt and gave a slight bow before walking through the door.
Sometimes, Hastur really felt that if the Mother Tree of Desire hadn't caused trouble, Sharon would have been a delicate and elegant princess.
Everything she says and does is always full of elegance and calmness, as if nothing can cause waves in her heart.
She looks to be a few years younger than Maric, but she is calm and calm and is the one responsible for making decisions.
Of course, it may be that Maric's IQ is really not that good.
The three of them sat down, and Maric poured himself wine naturally, swirled the glass to appreciate the color of the wine, smelled it again, and then took a sip.
"Well, it's a level better than the wine in the bar, not bad." After Maric finished speaking, he drank it down with satisfaction.
Hastur said regretfully: "The time is too hasty, otherwise we can prepare better wine."
Most aristocratic homes would have underground wine cellars or other places to store wine. The Campbell family originally had one, but they all ran out.
Hasta doesn't like drinking very much, so he doesn't have any good wine in his collection, only some common wines, which are used to entertain ordinary guests.
The wine tasted very ordinary, so he asked people to go out and buy some good wine.
"It's okay, I can wait for your next banquet."
"You won't be disappointed."
"Speaking of which, wouldn't it be boring to live alone in such a big house?"
"If you and Miss Sharon are willing to move in, I will welcome you."
"Forget it, I'd better not cause you any trouble. We are not suitable to settle down now."
"Sooner or later, we will have a peaceful life."
Hasta and Maric were eating food, drinking and chatting. Sharon just watched quietly, silently drinking the specially prepared drinks and rarely spoke.
After half the wine, Hasta suggested going up to the study to chat.
This is the hall after all, so it's not easy to say something more private.
Neither Sharon nor Maric refused.
In the study, the bronze mirror was still there, and Sharon chose to sit directly opposite the mirror, occasionally looking at herself in the mirror.
Hastur sat at the desk, and Maric sat on the other side of the desk, facing Hastur.
"You should know that I am a very good friend of Greg from the Negan family. I learned a lot of news from him."
Seeing that Hastur looked very serious and Maric also became serious, Sharon also cast her gaze over.
"Recently, you'd better not
We need to go to the Brave Bar again and try to find a safe place to hide."
"What the hell do you know?"
"Your enemies, the Indulgence Sect of the Rose School of Thought, may have high-sequence powerful people coming to Backlund."
This is Hastur's guess based on the messages communicated between the Desire Tree and the Djinn.
Now Bernadette should have come to Backlund. She has been targeted by the Rose School of Thought, and it is very likely that the evil one has also come to Backlund.
He probably won't enter Backlund, but he will definitely hang around nearby to see if he can have a chance to catch Bernadette and take away the magical wishing lamp.
The transaction between the Mother Tree of Desire and the Djinn involves the Judgment Card and the Black Emperor Card. As the daughter of Emperor Russell, Bernadette may know the relevant whereabouts even if she does not master one of the Tarot cards.
It is certain that the Rose School will take action against Bernadette.
Maric frowned and thought for a while, then said: "If the people coming are only Sequence 4, it will be difficult for them to catch me and Sharon in Backlund."
Hastur glanced at Sharon and said, "What if the person coming is above Sequence 4?"
Maric shook his head and said: "Impossible. Maihams and Zatwin are the main leaders of the Highland Resistance. They should not be able to leave the Southern Continent."
Sharon thought for a moment and said softly: "There is another Sequence 3 Silent Disciple, Jacks, but Maric and I are not strong enough for a Sequence 3 to chase Backlund."
Hastur thought for a while and said: "Emperor Russell has this saying, 'When the city gate is on fire, it affects the fish in the pond.' Maybe you are the little fish that was affected."
He did not directly say that the Sequence 1 god Si'a might be wandering near Backlund.
Even if you want to force Bernadette out of Backlund, there will be Sequence 3 or Sequence 2 angels coming to help.
This is a major event related to the arrival of the Mother Tree of Desire on the earth, and it is the supreme oracle!
It is possible for the Rose School to mobilize in full force.
"Hasta, what kind of news did you get?"
Maric stood up, his face ugly and a little excited.
Even if a Sequence 4 demigod came to Backlund, he and Sharon would have to stay far away. If it were a stronger Beyonder, they would basically be unable to avoid it.
"I don't know the specific situation. Please be careful and try to stay near St. Samuel's Church during this period."
Hasta still didn't tell the truth frankly, mainly because Sharon and the others had a relationship with Bernadette, and the relationship might be pretty good. He couldn't bluntly say that the Rose School was for Bernadette.
In this case, Bernadette will definitely keep an eye on herself.
Even by revealing just this bit of information, he had already taken a lot of risks.
"Thank you." Sharon looked at Hastur and thanked her seriously, her eyes softer than usual.
Maric sat back in his seat and said in a serious tone: "Sharon, how about we leave Backlund now and go out to hide for a while?"
"I think it's safer for you to stay in Backlund now." Hasta rejected the proposal.
The god Si'a is wandering outside, and if you are not careful, Sharon and Maric will be taken care of easily.
At this point, no matter how dumb Maric was, he knew that Hastur knew more information, but it was inconvenient to tell him.
Just tell them.
Sharon nodded and said, "We will be careful."
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